health βοΈ High Court orders nursing council to change gender record
The Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council to update a registrant's gender from 'transgender' to 'male' in their official documents. This order was issued by Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy concerning the registrant's plan to migrate to Karnataka. The council must correct records digitally and physically, removing all prior transgender descriptions, and complete the transfer within eight weeks. The judge specifically mandated that no mention of the previous gender should accompany the records sent to the Karnataka State Nursing Council. This decision followed arguments from the petitioner's counsel regarding the client's gender affirmation journey. π³οΈββ§οΈ